A starving city. A renegade bootlegger. A battle for the future of mankind.Zeke is a bad guy. He didn’t choose to be. It’s just who he is. It’s who has to be to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where trust is as scarce as water.He’s got nobody. No family. No friends. And a woman he left behind for her own good.But it’s time to change. After a brush with death far out in the wasteland, he … far out in the wasteland, he decides he’s done risking his life to help his greedy bosses control who gets to drink water and when.
Now, he’s stranded in a bar in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by the perfect kind of ruffians who can help him go back and make things right. Armed with renewed purpose and a one-of-a-kind muscle car, Zeke hunts for redemption, seeks retribution and, maybe, just maybe, he can get his girl back while he’s at it.
Take a ride across the wasteland in Tom Abrahams’ newest post-apocalyptic, dystopian series, but with a fantasy twist. It will leave you wondering just what it means to be human.
It’s perfect for fans of A.G. Riddle, Hugh Howey, and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.
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How did he get away from them?
Zeke is a runner, not drugs, not guns, but water. In our near future, water and food are scarce. The general population waits in lines on different days for different things. The people now in control basically brought down the old system of government and live in their high towers. Zeke is running from the rest of the Tick gang. The ticks try to suck a little life via water from the normal way of things. But he double crossed them and now is on the run. He left a note for his girlfriend and ran. He drives out into the wastelands and now the wastelanders are on him like the hounds of hell. He is shot up but barely makes it to a bar at the side of road.
When he wakes up, he seems like he is okay. Nobody will give him a straight answer and Pedro the barkeep is the worst of all. Why is he safe? Who are these other people (including Pedro)? And why do they want to help him save his girlfriend?
Half way through this book I actually looked up and said “What??” out loud. Great story here. I can’t wait to get to the next one.
Tom Abrahams kicks off an epic, one-of-a-kind saga with Bar At The End Of The World, a relentlessly paced, cleverly constructed journey through a wildly frightening, yet disturbingly familiar dystopian landscape. A page turner until the shocking end.
Not much out there like this. It’s post apocalyptic sure, but there are plenty of twists you won’t see coming, all wrapped up in a fully fleshed world. Zeke is a constantly surprising character, Superbird and all!
Very interesting premise and the book was very well written. Kept me wanting to read more.
One of the most unique and fast paced post apocalyptic books of the year. If you’re looking for a new storyline, this series starts with a bang and hooked me in the first chapter!
A Completely Unique Post-Apocalyptic Tale
A fair warning. I’m going to try my hardest to not spoil this book but I fear that will be impossible. Abrahams wrote a story that has something in the middle of it that really defines the book. And it’s really hard to write a review without talking about that point. I don’t even want to say what the story reminded me of because saying that sort of gives it away.
The Bar At The End of the World will be both familiar and different for those of you who are used to Abrahams’ other stories. Sure, it’s a post-apocalyptic world. But it’s completely different than his other stories. The main issue in this apocalypse is water… or the lack of it. There are two rival factions who control, distribute, and bootleg water to the people left. That is where most of the similarities go out the window (though I will say that once we meet Uriel she did remind me a bit of a darker version of another character from another story that Abrahams wrote).
So, here’s where I would talk about the part of the story that really shocked me, but I can’t without spoiling it. Let me say that it had one of those Fight Club-like reveals to it. Once you know that (spoiler alert for Fight Club) the narrator and Tyler Durden are the same person and you re-watch Fight Club it’s a completely different movie). Once I found out the big reveal that Abrahams wrote into The Bar At The End of the World I was like, well I probably should have seen it coming but I didn’t.
The story itself is one about redemption, love, loss, and a bunch of other issues that make us human. Just know if you liked Abrahams’ other books, you’ll enjoy this one. But if you’re looking for a post-apocalyptic tale that’s unlike anything I’ve ever read (and I’ve read a lot of PA books) then this one will really be for you.
Overall, I thought that Abrahams wrote a fantastic book that really provided me with tons of entertainment but also a fair amount of shock and awe. One that I won’t forget for some time. One that I can’t wait to see what else happens in this world.